Pitla

Pitla:
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Ingredients:
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Kondakadalai - 1 cup (Soak overnight and pressure cook it)
Thuvaram paruppu (Toor dal) - 1/2 cup (soak for 4 hours and pressure cook it)
Brinjal or Bitter guard - 200 gms
Tamarind juice - small amount
Jeeragam - 1 spoon
Vendhayam - 1/2 spoon
Kadalai Paruppu (Channa dal) - 3 spoons
Coriandar seeds - 3 spoons
Red Chillies - 5
Onion - 1
Oil - 3 spoons
Mustard seeds - 1 spoon
Urad dal - 2 spoons
Kayam - 1/4 spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
Salt - to taste

Preparation:
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1) Fry Jeeragam, Vendhayam, Kadalai paruppu, Coriandar seeds and red chillies without oil and grind it.
2) Add oil to another pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, kayam and fry it.
3) Add brinjal or Bitter guard with turmeric powder and salt. fry it well.
4) Add tamarind juice, ground paste, boiled kondakadalai and thuvaram parupppu.
5) Bring it to boil. Add coriandar leaves. Pitla is ready now.